Module One

Required Readings:
1. Police Technology
a. Chapter One through Six

Recommended Readings:
1. 800 MHz Public Safety Interference: The Consensus Plan, The Police Chief, Technology Talk, October 2002.
2. Your Source for Law Enforcement IT Guidance, The Police Chief, Technology Talk, May 2003
3. Radio Spectrum, Executive Technology Brief, National Institute for Justice
4. Intranets: A New Tool for Corrections Managers, Ned Benton, Corrections Managers' Report, 1996
5. Introduction to Wireless Data, Broadbeam Corporation, Trenton, New Jersey, 2000

Assignments:
1. Choose two of the discussion questions from three of the six chapters (for a total of six questions). Write a one
    or two paragraph response to each of the questions;
2. Go to Page 18 or 66 in the text, complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one paragraph description
    of your results;
3. Go to Page 96 or 103 in the text, complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one paragraph description
    of your results;
4. Go to Page 105 or 107 in the text, complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one paragraph description
     of your results;
5. Go to Page 123 in the text, complete the "try this" exercise. Submit a one paragraph description of your results;
6. Participate in the Online Forum Discussion per the course website instructions; and,
7. Work on Session/Semester Project: Browse the last three chapters of the primary text book, Police Technology.
     Your final paper for this course will be a topic of your selection within the broad categories of: Personnel and
     Training; Implementing and Managing Technology; and, Emerging and Future Technologies. As part
     of your assignments for this module of instruction, you must choose one of the areas of inquiry and submit
     your selection along with a one paragraph explanation of why your chose this area. Refer to the expanded
     assignment description on the homepage for additional information on the final project.
 

Special Instructions:
Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum and post:

1. Register and create a user name that is your first initial, last name, and the
    word "Union." If I were creating that user name I would be rfosterunion.
2. Click here to find the first threaded discussion assignment.
3. After you have posted, you must respond to a post made by another student or learner.